Junior Estimator

Full Time Position

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity?

Allied Insulation is looking for a full-time Project Coordinator/Jr. Estimator to join our team!

We are a small to mid-size successful and growing insulation installation company, and have been doing business in Los Angeles and Orange County since 1980. Working with us will allow you to wear many different hats and learn about many facets of construction.

We are looking for a self starter with good communication skills who can integrate into our team and is looking for future growth within the construction industry. If you are a hard working individual, there is plenty of opportunity for growth within our company.

What a day in the life might be like…

• Read/analyze plans
• Write scopes of work for clients and sub-contractors , and assemble competitive estimates
• Effectively manage daily work output, meet bid deadlines, and work in a fast paced environment
• Represent the company on pre-bid job walks with owners and/or architects, and relay site visit information to other team members and trade-contractors as required
• Creating budgetary quotes for customers with limited information and plans. This would also include scope creation as needed to pull a budget together
• Perform accurate take offs using digital take off software
• Reviews data and blueprints to determine material and labor requirements and prepares itemized lists of cost estimates
• Compute cost factors and prepare estimates used for purposes such as planning, organizing, and preparing bids, vendors or subcontractors agreement, and determining cost effectiveness
• Manage RFI’s, Addendums, Notifications and communicate with clients during bid process.

What your background will be

• High School Diploma or Equivalent / Associates Preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel
• Experience with or willingness to learn on screen take off or computer assisted take off software

This job might be for you if

• You manage your time effectively.You plan enough time to complete projects with quality and don’t ever push deadlines until the last minute.
• You take initiative to learn independently.You are not afraid to ask questions when things are unclear and look things up when you’re unsure. You are constantly willing to learn and thirst for more knowledge.
• You have a strong work ethic.You have a dedication to improving skillset and will work hard at learning new things, staying curious, and thinking critically.
• You are willing to adjust to new ideas and ways of doing things.You believe in thinking through different solutions to problems and striving for process improvement.
• You pay attention to detail. -You think anything worth doing is worth doing right, every single time. You stay focused, organized, and nothing falls through the cracks on your watch. You are a wizard at note taking and documentation.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Work Location: In person